Computer Memory

 

 

 

History of Computers

http://library.thinkquest.org/22522

Binary Code

http://www.privateline.com/bitsandbytes/bitsandbytes.htm

Memory Size 

 http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm

Core Memory

http://members.optushome.com.au/intaretro/1401Core.htm

How Computers Work

http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html

How Microprocessors work

http://library.thinkquest.org/26207

All about computer anatomy

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hardware-channel.htm

 

 

  1. Name three inventions before 1944, which influenced the development of the computer.
  2. What is a 'bit'? How many bits in a 'byte'?
  3. What is a 'Hertz'? Give two examples of things can be measured in Hertz.
  4. Why is binary notation used in a computer's electrical circuitry?
  5. What is a core? Why do magnets make good memory holders? Check out more core memory here.
  6. How do 'disks' such as CDs and hard drives hold information? Check out a modern hard drive here
  7. What does LASER stand for?
  8. List and describe three kinds of storage devices used by the modern computer.
  9. Give the 'specifications' of the memory, storage and processing devices on the computers in the lab.
  10. What operating system is used by the computers in the lab?

 

 

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